In our last blog, we mentioned a concern about theocracy in relation to abortion. Since then, many states have passed laws restricting abortions. Religious beliefs seem to have been a major factor in their decisions to pass these laws. This raises our concern about an improper theocracy. These lawmakers are either misguided, operating in ignorance, … Continue reading…
As we noted in our previous blog, abortion encompasses a broad field of subjects. It’s a very complex topic with a lot of factors to be considered. It’s also a very divisive topic because of people’s attitudes and beliefs on those factors. We look at the question: Is abortion right or wrong? Or is there … Continue reading…
Americans and others hold a wide range of abortion views, ranging from what is called pro-choice to pro-life. Some of these views go to extremes. Abortion encompasses a broad field of subjects — psychology, economics, anatomy, physiology, behavior, religion, philosophy, health, sociology, etc. It’s a very complex and divisive topic with a lot of factors … Continue reading…
Suppose you wake up hungry in the middle of the night. You walk out to your kitchen and turn on the light. You jump back, aghast at what you see. Some small 6-legged brown creatures scamper about on the floor and walls. They run to get out of the light. You would never have thought … Continue reading…
In a previous blog death, we mentioned the term afterlife — a term used to indicate that a person’s consciousness survives the death of the material body. Often getting some information leads to more questions. That is the case here. Philosophers and some others have tried to define and/or understand consciousness for millennia. Scientists have … Continue reading…
With our material world about to experience large numbers of deaths due to major upcoming events, we felt we should present this topic. So much has been written trying to define or explain death — the actual act of dying as we discuss here — that it’s a field of thick mud. Medicine has defined … Continue reading…
Just for clarification. We constantly see reports of people referring to a person’s body as the “physical body”. While there are some aspects of such a person’s body which obey known physical laws, it appears to be more material than physical — as in physics. Thus, we should refer to a person’s form consisting of … Continue reading…
Why Jesus? That is a question asked by many. Was Jesus a real person? Some deny his existence. Some claim he was a charlatan, just like other supposed healers of his day. Some claim he was a prophet. Some claim he was the Son of God. We think Jesus was a very special individual who … Continue reading…
How to make the best decisions
In our earlier blog on climate change, we disagreed with some of the standard claims and models about the causes, events, and impacts of human-produced greenhouse gases. Most scientists and many people believe that humans are the main culprit for the apparent global warming/climate change phenomenon due to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. These scientists accept … Continue reading…